Vanity box



Patented Nov. 3, g1925,

UNITED STATES ERNEST F. RUECKERT, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

VANITY BOX.

Application led September 6, 1924.

To all whom t 'may concern.'

Be it known that I, ERNEST F. Runcinn'r,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vanity Boxes, of which the following is a specification,

This invention" relates to vanity bones,

and has for an object the provision of` an article of this character in which loose powder, coins, a puff, a rouge compact orsimilar articles may be conveniently carried by a person either in a hand bag or suspended from the body. The invention further consists of the novel features of construction, combinations of elements and arrangements of parts hereinafter to be fully described and claimed.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained from a consideration of the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawingl forming apart of this specification, it being understood that While thev drawing shows a practical form of the` invention, the latter is not to be confined to strict conformity with the showing' thereof, but may be changed or modilied, soA long as such changes and modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein similar reference characters `designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures Figure 1 is a perspective view of the vanity boX constructed according to this invention;

Figure 2 is a similar view of a portion thereof illustrating the powder puif in `position for use; A

Figure 3 is a longitudinal central sectional view of the device;`

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the fline 4 4 of Figure 3 and lookingin the `direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a similar view taken on the line 5-5 ofFigure 3; y y c Figure 6 is an end elevation showing the filling opening and closure therefor;

Figure is a perspective view illustrating Vthe construction of the powder puff; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary sectional View Serial No. 736,334

`similar in shape to thefbottom 4, is positioned over the latter, with its entire inner `surface in engagement with the outer surface of said bottom, and it carries centrally of its outer surface, the U-shaped member 7 which serves both as a handle for turning the shutter with respect to the bottom 4, to bring the apertures 8 and 9 into alinement and thus permit filling of the receptacle 2 with powder, and also as a means for suspending the vanity boX upon a ribbon or chain from the neck of its owner.

The'open end of the powder receptacle or container 2 is partially` closed by the aper- 80 tured metallic disk or washer 10, which is held in position by the inturned iange 11. The powder puff 12 comprises three superimposed disks 13, 14 and 15 of chamois skin `or like soft material, and is held in position in the 4receptacle 2 by a second metallic washer 16, which is disposed between disks 14 and 15and is centrally slitted to provide a plurality of triangular shaped tongues 17 which pass through aperture 18 in disk 15 90 and are bent up in engagement with the underside of washer 10. The disk 14 is disposed between the larger disks 13 and 15, which are sewed or otherwise secured together at their outer edges, and has its periphery stitched to the diskl to ,providev a powder pocket into which the powder 19 enters through central aperture 18, and from which itis permitted` to pass as needed through a series of perforations 21 in the 100 disk 13 to the outer surface thereof. The puff is carried by the powder receptacle with its central perforated 1portion communicating with the interior of said receptacle and receivingpowder therefrom, and the edges of said puff either in a contracted position (Fig. 3) or spread out over the inner end of the' receptacle, as shown vin Fig. 2. When the edges of the puff are folded and contracted, the puff projects beyond the inner end of the powder' receptacle 2, and its diameter when contracted does not exceed the diameter of the receptacle. To enclose the projecting `portion of the puff there is pro` vided a telescoping sleeve 28, which, when slid to its innermost position, or toward the flange 3, exposes the puff, but when moved to its outermost position or away from the said flange, the sleeve forms a continuation of the powder receptacle and encircles the folded and contracted portion Aof ythe puff. lVhen in the last-mentioned position, the cap 22 forms a complete Iclosure for -the puff.

The interior and exterior diameters of lthe lower portion of the capare equal :to the like dimensions of the receptacle 2, and the upper portion flares outwardly as at 24, and is inturned to provide the flange 25, which secures the mirror 26, Vconstituting the top of the cap, in position.

The ring 27 ails in maintaining the mirror in position and limits the movement of the cap 22 into the sleeve 28, the capl fitting between the ,outer end of the sleeve and the contracted portion of the puff and retained in this position by a sliding fit.

rThe sleeve 28 has an outwardly7 flared flange A29 which engages the ring Y27 in the normal closed position Aof the bOX l, and the isleeve is permanently associated with the receptacle 2 by the engagement of the integral struck up projection 30 within lthe groove 3l which limits and guides ythe movement of the sleeve relative to the receptacle 4l).

A small metallic container 32 is carried in the cap 22, and may be used xas a container for rouge, lcoins or any ,other small articles. In Figure 8 o-f the drawing is illustrated the construction employed when a. comparatively large container 33 is carried within the cap. It will be observed from a ,comparative study of Figures ,3 and 8 that the additional space necessary for receiving the larger lcontainer is secure-d by lengthening the portion of the-annular ring 27, which engages the i11- ner side of the sleeve 28. As the engagement of the sleeve 2 8 with the ring 27 determines the extent to ywhich the cap 22 is telescoped by the sleeve, it is evident ,that the greater the length ofthe ring 27 the greater will be ,the space within the cap between the puita l2 andthe mirrortop 26.

In the practice of the invention, when it is desired to use the pun3 1 2, the `lbox lis tapped, while in an A,inverted position with ,the mirrored cap down, to @anse :e Slllfmt amount of lthe.powder 19 to fall into the pocket of the puff; The sleeve 2 8 lis then :moved 4over the receptacle portion 2, ktoward the flange 3 thereby exposing ,the projeeted ,Centrated ,Dertien ,of .the ruff the can 22 removed and thepnff flattened ,out ready for nse. Theca-p may ,he held ink one hand with medica its mirror in position for use while the puii' is' being applied with the other.

When it is desired to return the puit to its enclosed position, the sleeve is moved ouiwardly toward the open end of the powder receptacle, and by its engagement contracts the puff as -it moves ythe-reover. The cap is then inserted over the puff and within the sleeve to completely close thebox. y

From the foregoing description it will be evident that this invention provides a receptacle for powder, and a puff in a neat and attractive form which entirely encloses them within a casing lof small dimensions when not in use. This provides a unique and attractive. article which `will appeal to the public.

That is claimed is z- 1. A device of the class described comprising a powder receptacle, a puff carried by said receptacleand normally contracted and vprojecting from the inner open `end y puff, so that rit may be Ispread ont over the lou end of said receptacle in position for use and Y in the other position enclosingthe sides of the puff; and a cap telescoping within the sleeve and closingfover the puff in its contracted folded position.

33A device of the Class described, Comprising a powder reCePllvGle, a vpuff carried by said receptacle', said puff having a pocket cninmunicating with said vreceptacle and receiving powder therefrom and havingper foratons, a `sleeve ,telefsoping .over Said receptacle and in one position contracting the puff yand maintaining it contracted and in another position exposing the nud. ,so that it may be spread over the end of the receptacle, and cap for the receptacle,

4. A device Vof the, dass .described v@0mprising a powder container, a puff operative- 1y .mounted at ,one end. ,O :t the ,container and projecting therefrom eand carried thereby, said puff when in position for use ,being spread outover the said end of the receptacle, ymeans permitting passage of powder from the `container to the puff, a sleeveslidably mounted on the outSide of the container for contracting the Duff bv sliding around the spread-out puff, -and a removable cap vfitting within said `sleeve and over ,said puff.

-5 A .deveeofthe .Class described comprising a powder container, Ia puff `operatively mounted at one end of the container', a sleeve slidably mounted on the container for com tracting the puff, and a cap removably litting within the sleeve and over the puli", said cap having a mirror on its outer tace.

6. A device of the class'described comprising a powder' container, a pull operatively mounted at one end of the container, a sleeve telescopically engaging the container for contracting the puff, a removable cap fitting within the sleeve and over the putt, said cap forming an auxiliary receptacle.

7. A device oli' the class described comprising a powder container. a nuff operatively mounted at one end of the container, means permitting passage of lpowder fron.V the container to the puff, a. sleeve slidably mounted on the container for contracting the pun', and a removable cap tting within the sleeve and over the Duif, the top of the,

cap comprising a mirror for use in conjunction with said pull' and the interior of the cap forming an auxiliary receptacle.

8. In a device of the class described, a puff comprising a pair of disks having their peripheries secured together` a smaller disk disposed therebetween and having its edge secured to one of said disks to provide a pocket, an aperture in said small disk, and nerforations in the disk to which said small disk is secured.

9. In a device of the class described, a putt comprising three disks secured together, one between the other two, the middle disk being smaller than theothers and having a central opening, one of the two outer disks being provided with a central opening and the other outer disk having perforations.

10. A device of the class described. comprising a powder receptacle, a putt carried by said receptacle and normally projecting 'from the inner onen end thereof and communicating therewith, a sleeve telescoping over said receptacle, said sleeve when in one position exposing the puff and in the other position enclosing the same, and a can for the outer end oli' the sleeve.

1l. In a device of the class described, a powder container, a puit7 carried thereby and adapted to be contracted to a diameter not greater than the diameter of the container, and projecting from the inner end of the container. and when in use adapted to be spread out over the end of the container, a sleeve telescoping over the container, said sleeve in one position contracting the puli' and maintaining it in its contracted condition and in another position exposing the pu for use, and a cap for closing the sleeve and covering the Duif when not in use.

l2. In a device of the class described, a powder container having a fixed and a movable bottom, apertures in said bottoms, means for rotating said movable bottom to align said apertures, said means constituting a support for the container. a putt' in the container. and means for dispensing power into and through the puff.

In testimony that I claim the `foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

ERNEST F. RUEGKERT. 

